Telegram Desktop – Official Messenger

This is the complete source code and the build instructions for the unofficial alpha version of the UN(!)official desktop client for the Telegram messenger, renamed - for distinction - to Herrmanns Unofficial Telegram Antispy Built (HUTAB), based on the Telegram API and the MTProto secure protocol. For now, this is basically a fork with very minor changes, like those demanded in Telegrams AGSs, i.e. the title of the application and the icon, so that it is distinguishable from the original and official Telegram desktop application.

The source code is published under GPLv3 with OpenSSL exception, the license is available here.

Supported systems

The latest version is available for

• Windows 7 and above (64 bit) (portable)
• Windows 7 and above (32 bit) (portable)
• macOS 10.12 and above
• Linux static build for 64 bit
• Snap
• Flatpak

Old system versions

Version 2.4.4 was the last that supports older systems

• OS X 10.10 and 10.11
• Linux static build for 32 bit

Version 1.8.15 was the last that supports older systems

• Windows XP and Vista (portable)
• OS X 10.8 and 10.9
• OS X 10.6 and 10.7

Third-party

• Qt 5.15.2, 5.6.2 and 5.3.2 slightly patched (LGPL)
• OpenSSL 1.1.1 and 1.0.1 (OpenSSL License)
• WebRTC (New BSD License)
• zlib 1.2.11 (zlib License)
• LZMA SDK 9.20 (public domain)
• liblzma (public domain)
• Google Breakpad (License)
• Google Crashpad (Apache License 2.0)
• GYP (BSD License)
• Ninja (Apache License 2.0)
• OpenAL Soft (LGPL)
• Opus codec (BSD License)
• FFmpeg (LGPL)
• Guideline Support Library (MIT License)
• Range-v3 (Boost License)
• Open Sans font (Apache License 2.0)
• Vazir font (SIL Open Font License 1.1)
• Emoji alpha codes (MIT License)
• Catch test framework (Boost License)
• xxHash (BSD License)
• QR Code generator (MIT License)
• CMake (New BSD License)
• Hunspell (LGPL)

Build instructions

• Windows (32-bit) (64-bit)
• macOS
• GNU/Linux using Docker